Writing Advice #13: A Day in the “Life”

I must often sing songs from “The Sound of Music” and “West Side Story.”

Dear Ottessa,

What’s your day like when you write? Do you keep to a certain schedule?

Thanks,

The Late Sinéad O’Connor

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Dear Sinéad,

When I have no obligations outside the house, provided there are no sudden crises like “no more laxative suppositories” or “this lettuce is rotten” "or “so-and-so I love so much is sick/in trouble/in jail/dying/dead,” I adhere to a pretty regular schedule.

6 AM I wake up.